Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Allahumma Salli 'ala Muhammad wa aali Muhammad
Rab'i al-Awwal 3 1439
Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq al-Shirazi
سوال : چرا باید برای ائمه علیهم السلام عزاداری کرد؟
Question: Why do we have to mourn for the Imams (as)?
جواب:
Answer:
عزاداری برای مظلومیت رسول خدا صلی الله علیه وآله و اهل بیت گرامی آن حضرت مخصوصا بر مصیبت عظمای امام حسین علیهم السلام نشانه مودتی است که قرآن مجید آن را بر همه مسلمانان واجب نموده ـ سوره شوری: آیه 23 ـ و نیز مظهر تولّی و تبرّی بوده که دو رکن اساسی دین اسلام است، اضافه بر این، مظلومیت خاندان رسالت که کامل ترین انسان های روی زمین هستند سبب جذب دلها و عاطفه ی انسان های آزاده گردیده و باعث مسلمان شدن و هدایت آنها می شود.
Azadari (mourning) for the oppression of the Prophet (saw) and the Ahlulbayt (as) is dear to them, especially mourning for the immense tragedy of Imam Husayn (as) is something which the Noble Quran has made obligatory on every Muslim - قُلْ لا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَی Say (Muhammad) I do not ask of you (Muslims) any payment except affection to (my) near relatives (42:23) - and it is an expression of Tawalla and Tabarra (love to the Ahlulbayt (as) and hate towards their enemies (la)) which are two essential pillars of the religion of Islam. Other than that, the oppression of the Family of the Message (Ahlulbayt) whom are the purest people on the earth, brings the hearts and compassion of people and promotes conversion to Islam, and they are guided (to Islam) on this.
Ayatollah Sayed Ali al-Sistani
Question: What is the philosophy of Azadari (mourning and lamentation) for Imam Husain?
Answer: There is no doubt that the tragedy of Karbala, when ascribed to the killers, is a criminal and terrible act. However when ascribed to Husain (A) himself, it represents a conscious confrontation and a courageous resistance for a sacred cause. The whole nation had failed to stand up to Yazid. They had succumbed to his will, and deviation and regression towards the pre-Islamic ways were increasing.
Passiveness by Husain (A) in this situation would have meant the end of Islam as we know it. Thus Husain (A) took upon himself the responsibility of the whole nation. The greatest tragedy was that one who stood up for the noblest of causes, the defense of Islam, was cut down in so cruel a manner.
It is for this reason that the sacrifice of Husain (A) is commemorated annually throughout the Muslim world. Our sorrow never abates as we relive the tragedy.
The commemoration of Ashura on the 10th of Muharram every year serves to remind us of the sacrifices of the family of the Prophet (S). It also makes us aware of the people, then and now, who tried to destroy Islam and the family of the Prophet (S) and all that they stood for - as well as those who watched, listened and did nothing.
Passiveness by Husain (A) in this situation would have meant the end of Islam as we know it. Thus Husain (A) took upon himself the responsibility of the whole nation. The greatest tragedy was that one who stood up for the noblest of causes, the defense of Islam, was cut down in so cruel a manner.
It is for this reason that the sacrifice of Husain (A) is commemorated annually throughout the Muslim world. Our sorrow never abates as we relive the tragedy.
The commemoration of Ashura on the 10th of Muharram every year serves to remind us of the sacrifices of the family of the Prophet (S). It also makes us aware of the people, then and now, who tried to destroy Islam and the family of the Prophet (S) and all that they stood for - as well as those who watched, listened and did nothing.
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